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Alison's focus is on:
Commercial and general litigation
Energy litigation
Construction litigation
Court and arbitration experience
Alison volunteers for AMICUS and CCDC at the Calgary Courts Centre.
Alison speaks French (proficient) and Cantonese (conversational).
Counsel for the plaintiff class members in Ganong v Northwynd REIT et al. This action was successfully certified as a class proceeding in 2021. The plaintiff class, consisting of hundreds of unitholders who invested over $40 million in Northwynd REIT, alleged that at the time of the wind-up in 2017, Northwynd had about $40 million in contingent assets. Instead of distributing these assets to the unitholders, the trustees transferred them to a holding company owned by Northwynd's CEO for no consideration. A favourable settlement was reached in November 2024, with the distribution of settlement proceeds to be completed in 2025.
Counsel in a successful leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of Peace River Hydro Partners, in Peace River Hydro Partners, et al. v. Petrowest Corporation, et al., a case which involves the question of whether a receiver can disclaim an arbitration clause while still enforcing the underlying contract
Counsel to a Canadian corporation in obtaining judgment on appeal against a director personally for corporate oppression 2020 ABCA 154
Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as Ones to Watch in Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2025)
August 29, 2024
February 1, 2024